Hey guys! Sorry about the Sunday premiere. I didn't want this getting pushed down the line while I've already started the book. Have a great Super Sunday!

"I feel like he's just Faile's husband" You're reading my mind dude. I'm halfway through this book and, no spoilers, I see why this is the middle of "the Slog".

Keep reading and talking man, love getting others thoughts on the books i love, or the suggestions for new ones to try :)

Great wish list. It's so funny watching this knowing what will happen. Your frustrations are justified, but trust me when I say, everything on your wish list will resolve itself and you just need a little patience. I was surprised how much you are on the right track, and I can't wait to see your reaction to the rest of the series.

Reassurance that Thom returns, and in a very exciting manner. Plus Noal becomes a personal favorite here, can't say more... And just wait for the final book. Perrin, Mat, Egwene, and... well so many great character moments in the final book, the payoffs make so much of the slog worth it! And I'm still strongly urging you to read New Spring BEFORE you finish the series, probably right after Winters Heart. It's short, I'd think it'd only take a couple of days to knock out. Edit: Just adding some thought about the Aes Sedai divide. The resolution is coming. It's initially somewhat unexpected and might feel like a bit of a step back, but don't lose faith at the point! You'll (probably) like where it ends up at, and have a (gotta watch my phrasing here, spoilers) surprising reaction to a... certain main character... Gah! Can't say more, I'll leave it at that...

I would never bail!! Here for the long haul 😉😆

Don’t go into it with a negative view. It will distort your mind’s eye. I think it’s maybe to late for you. It happened to me on my first read. My reread I went into differently and enjoyed the books in question.

Hehe, I am looking forward to seeing your WoT videos when you re-read the series! You know it is way better the second time, right. And I loved it on the first read! 😁🥰

Everyone says it's the slog !! I've just finished book 1, picked up book 2 last night. Im catching up !! Hehehe!

Perrin is my favorite character in the series, and I agree that his character arc does stagnate a little. However, he will always be my favorite character in large part because of his personality and values. I always felt like Perrin was the character who places the biggest emphasis on caring for the people around him and doing what is right rather than just using them as tools.

Every review of yours makes me feel lucky I am listening to the audio books lol . . . I get those moments too where there are sections "I could care less about" and I could only imagine how difficult that would be to read through . . . I am about 1 year behind you in the series c: I read the first book last year and took 5 months or so break, and then started back with the second book in April (between each book I've been doing a similar thing where I read another . . . I've kinda had a tradition of reading a Scott Sigler sci-fi thriller, but now I've gone through all of them ANF re-read the ones I had already read lol . . . So we'll have to see what comes after this book . . .) c: Super excited to start Winter's Heart now though!

I think this is a good book and does have the best ending of the series. In universe, only the Last Battle is larger in terms of effect on the world. Really the only book in the series that bad is the next one, Crossroads of Twilight. Jordan tried doing something different at the time and admitted that it failed. but he picked right back up with the goodness in Knife of Dreams

Well, I was hooked on the books at book 3/4 so went through them all easily. I think in some ways time and illness were more and more causing a feeling that he wanted to tell everything in his head, in combination with time restraints on editing. Rereading I often skip a lot of this.

So far out of the slog books, this one of my more favorite ones. Currently on Crossroads of twilight, and I'm having a much harder time, and I enjoyed winter's heart more than path of daggers... but that might be personal preference.

Don't be afraid to skim on your first readthrough. You can pretty much skim through #9 & #10. 8-10 makes a lot more sense in your second readthrough. Oh, fyi cameos are there for a reason; almost every cameo has a payoff some in some very unexpected ways. :)

You've reached the part where I dropped the series years ago - curious to see if and how the slog affects you 😅 Keep m coming!

Rand has lots of lews bit and something else Perrin is in a holding pattern setting up hours fight Mat and thom yes he returns.. This is more elyane and egwene book. You will love nynieve role this book Lan get some time. .

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Sorry about the crickets. Even though I know H.P. Love Craft has influenced writers such as King I've never been into him. I have kept track of your videos though. The other thing is that I have been reading for some time now a book called Black Leopard Red Wolf. It's not an easy read. Also in terms of criticisms/backlash you received for the last book I don't know why that is since most that have read the series agreed that book 8 was filler and debates that 8,9,& 10 are slogs. Also I warned you to be prepared to be disappointed concerning Perrin. See Nae'Blis concerning character power rankings "Lan shows up." It's kind of like those dragons in GOT isn't it? PS when will you have some time to read my novel? it's short! If I did my job right a fairly quick and easy read. I really want to see if the Dresden comparisons are true

It's always interesting people say 9&10. I feel 9&11 are the two that are difficult to get through. Let us know how you define the 'slog' once you get further in the series.

The Shaido suck. I can’t remember if it was over in WH, because the slog just blurs together lol. I do think there’s a kind of interesting moment with Morgase, however. I hate Egwene and Cadsuane omg. I actually really like Elayne, and Nynaeve is my favorite. For Lan, Perrin, Thom, and Mat, I say patience! The Aes Sedai are all pretty similar because they’ve been indoctrinated to be that way. Remember, a lot of them are already over 100yrs old, and they’re stuck in their ways.

Me biting my tongue 🥴😬😬😬😬

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This was my personal least favorite when I was reading them the first time. I acknowledge Crossroads of Twilight is actually worse overall, but man it was rough for me my first read through. I also made the mistake of reading New Spring after book 10 (publication order), and I wouldn't recommend that either. You don't want a prequel to end a sequence of treading water, or at least I sure didn't.

I was cheering when you talked about the schism :-) I don't know about you wanting everything to end, everything to be streamlined, though. I enjoy reading more about the world and the big tapestry of plot. I understand, but I don't approve.

Just finished the series, feel so empty now. Took me 6 months to read (listen really).

And Rand never interacted with Mazrim Taim again

To be perfectly honest, I think that you can skip Elayne’s arc from here to book 12. It’s utterly pointless and infuriating, especially in book 11 where she made me wanna throw my hardcover across the room.

No winters heart is .....

Its a real boring book